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Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Happy Fourth of July! and a Paper Pumpkin day!

I hope you're having a great Fourth of July and enjoying some time with family and friends! I wish I had something in Red, White, and Blue, but I didn't plan that far ahead!

Today I have some Paper Pumpkin alternatives from our June kit called Broadway Star, which coordinates with the Broadway Bound Suite in the Annual Catalog. Here is the kit and the suite from the catalog.

Here are the projects from the catalog to give you some ideas what you can do. This is a great bundle to do birthday projects with.

Now I have some alternative ideas for you to do with the kit! I did case these, but don't know who to give all the credit to. I tried to use only parts from the kit, but did use a few additional items as well.

This card I only used a piece of Lovely Lipstick to go under the green flagged piece, which is from the kit.

Here I used the new black cord and a small piece of Basic Black card stock to go under the "Hooray". You can see the "Hooray" much better in real life. Guess it didn't photograph well.

These two (above & below) only used the kit. Stampin' Up! has a Paper Pumpkin page on Facebook and they did a Live event and showed a bunch of samples that other demonstrators sent in. These were a couple that I really liked and they were simple to make!

I hope you enjoyed these and they've given you some inspiration to make your own or to subscribe to Paper Pumpkin! I'd love to have you as a customer! Get started on your subscription HERE. You can also check out the Broadway Bound Suite in my STORE to purchase any of the above mentioned products. Don't forget to use this month's VIP Host Code 9MD4MGKV when shopping!

Monday, May 7, 2018

You Are My Anchor Paper Pumpkin Kit

Since Paper Pumpkin has a special until May 10 for first time subscribers. You can get the kit for 50% off your first 2 months! I thought this would be a great time to show some alternatives using the most recent kit, You Are My Anchor.

This is what you make with this kit. You make 4 note cards of 5 different designs and there are 4 boxes to put the cards and envelopes in.

Here are the kit contents. The lighthouse and anchor are the same size as the stamps in the set.

This first card uses one of the note cards as the background layer under the piece of Whisper White. The images are randomly stamped using the images in the stamp set and my own, Crumb Cake & Pool Party inks. I also used my punches to punch out a piece of Pool Party card stock and from the piece that goes around the box. The card base is Calypso Coral card stock. I need to thank Kelly Acheson for this card.

This next card is a shaker card. I got this idea from Tina Rackley Riddle & Lori Mueller. I used the Champagne Foil for the window rim and one of the note cards for the background and the lighthouse die cut. I stamped the birds and glued some sequins to the background so there will always be some "floating" I got the sequins from some past Paper Pumpkin kits.

This card I used the blue Brusho on as a "stormy" background. I got this idea from Jenny Hall. I sprayed the Shimmery White card stock (front and back) then sprinkled some Brusho on it. Since it wasn't doesn't as much as I wanted, I pulled out my Aqua Painter and did a wash all over and liked this much better. The round circle piece is from the kit, as is everything else. I had a piece leftover from the first card, so I used that as my strip behind the circle. Since it wasn't really long enough I cut it in half. Now it looks like it's one long piece!

This last card was also from Kelly Acheson. This one wiped up in no time! The only thing that isn't part of the kit, is the card base, Pool Party. I took the other half of the note card from the shaker card and trimmed it down a bit and layered it on one of the other note cards, which was cut in half. The striped piece is another not card trimmed down to fit on the card base.

I hoped you enjoyed these ideas. So if you get the kits, save your leftovers! You never know when you're going to need them. If you don't get Paper Pumpkin yet, now is the time! When you sign up by May 10 you'll get your first 2 months at 50% off! That's $10 a month! Besides making the kit, you can always make other cards or projects using the kit. The kits contain everything you need to complete the projects except scissors. I so look forward to getting my kit and putting some time aside to make the kit and then come up with some alternative projects as well. It's like getting a present each month, delivered right to my door! To start your subscription click HERE. Check back next month for more ideas using May's kit.

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

More January Paper Pumpkin

I just can't seem to get enough of January Heartfelt Love Notes. I have a few more alternative cards I made using this kit. I tried to stick with the kit contents and not adding much else except the card base.

For this first card I just cut some strips from the pocket and then had to splice them together since these pocket cards are not as big as a standard card. I then stuck them to the sides of a card base. Lastly I used some scrap whisper white card stock to stamp the envelopes and fussy cut them out.

For this next card I added a scrap of copper foil. The linen thread is actually from an old Paper Pumpkin kit as well as the sequins and doily.

This last card I only added the card base. I did use a circle punch to round the bottom corners of the card. So save your extra supplies from your Paper Pumpkin kits, you never know when they'll come in handy!

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you enjoyed these cards and try them yourself. This is a great time to subscribe to Paper Pumpkin. When you prepay for 3 months or more you earn a Sale-a-Bration item! Also if you're already a subscriber, now is also a great time to pre-pay for those kits and get some FREE product! I always pre-pay for my kits this time of year just to get some FREE Sale-a-Bration! To order yours, hop on over to my STORE!

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Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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Copper Foil Sheets

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Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Delicate White Doilies

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Paper Snips Scissors

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Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Paper Pumpkin Alternatives!!!

Well I had a chance to play around with my January Paper Pumpkin kit. I wanted to get some ideas online, but I'm having problems with my internet! So I went through some old swaps (I've got a bundle!) to get some ideas. What a great resource! I really need to do this more often!

Here's what the kit makes.

Here is the contents of the kit.

I thought this was a cute kit. A little untraditional as far as the colors go, but still is a pink. They open on an angle and have a white card that's scalloped at the top to right a note on. You can easily put a gift card in it as well. One of the holders has copper hearts and the other is white strips. The ribbon has a copper edge to it also.

So here are the cards I came up with. While looking through my swaps I came across several that had this diagonal cut to them and thought, this should be a snap! I used my heat tool to get the adhesive apart to make it easier to cut it. I was tempted to cut the one "Happy Valentine's Day" stamp, but didn't. I masked it when inking and after I stamped the Valentine's section I should have cut it apart. I'm sure it would have stamp much better. I used some Copper Metallic thread behind the envelope to give it some interest and put the ribbon through the whole that's suppose to hold the holder together.

For this next card I cased a card we did last year using the DSP that was in the Occasions at the time. I added a piece of copper foil behind the vellum banner that was included in the kit.

For both these projects, I didn't add much in the way of other materials. The card bases and layers and a few other things. Here's the photo again of the kits contents.

I'll work on some more alternatives with this kit. I do really like the colors. They're not ones I would usually choose, but thought they worked well together.

Since it's Sale-a-Bration, this is a great time to get a 3 month or more pre-paid subscription. A 3 month subscription will earn you 1 Sale-a-Bration item! You can also see all the options available HERE.

I hope these cards have jumpstarted your creativity! I'm so glad you stopped by and look forward to your comments. If you have any questions, or need help with re-creating any of these projects, please contact me. If you don't have a demonstrator, I'd love to be yours! I have a monthly VIP Host Code to earn FREE product and card kits with qualifying orders. Below is a list of all the extra products I used to make these cards.